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Post by xσxσJα∂є on Sept 3, 2024 21:49:26 GMT -5
Spencer watched as she inspected the bows, suddenly feeling a little nervous about learning the weapon. Mostly because she really didn’t want to embarrass herself in front of her only friend in camp. She tried to shake it off though, thinking instead about what she had been told. They’re demi-gods. This stuff comes This stuff should come naturally…right?..I’ll be fine.
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Post by Icefire15 on Sept 3, 2024 22:00:48 GMT -5
Kumiko next started setting up one of the dummies, making sure that Spencer was facing away from any other campers. “Okay, stand a few feet back from the target.” Kumiko instructed once she was done and moved to stand next to Spencer. “For now, why don’t you go ahead and pul the string back? We’ll move on to arrows once you get a feel for the bow first. It will take some muscles, so be careful, okay?”
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Post by xσxσJα∂є on Sept 3, 2024 22:10:29 GMT -5
Spencer followed her instructions, moving a few feet back from the target and getting into a position she’d seen a few other campers do. Placing her feet a bit further apart and placing her left foot forward, she lifted the bow with her left hand, pulling back the string with her right. She definitely felt the tension on her muscles as she held the string like that for a moment before loosening it. “I probably need to start working out more,”Spencer laughed sheepishly, her arms were slender and lean but weren’t very muscular.
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Post by Icefire15 on Sept 3, 2024 22:18:20 GMT -5
“Yes, wielding a bow does take a bit of arm strength. So if you decide to go with it, I would suggest spending more time at the Climbing Wall. It’s a good way to build up strength in your arms and legs.” Kumiko said, picking up a practice wooden arrow and giving it to Spencer. “These don’t cause much harm to anyone who’s dumb enough to walk in you line of fire, so it will be safe for you to use. Go ahead and give the bow a try with an arrow, and don’t worry if you miss. It’s okay if you aren’t a natural with your first shot.”
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Post by xσxσJα∂є on Sept 3, 2024 22:51:25 GMT -5
“Right, the climbing wall,”she nodded, thinking about the dangerous obstacle course. She was going to have to brave it at one point or another. Spencer laughed a little at her comment,”well, I’m sure they could stand right in front of me, I might still miss,”she joked. But she took the wooden arrow from Kumiko and knocked the arrow she fumbled a bit as she got it settled on the notch, but then successfully pulled the string back, aiming for the dummy. Her arm trembled a little with the tension as she aimed, but she finally let it fly. The arrow whisking past the torso of the dummy, shy just a few inches.
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Post by Icefire15 on Sept 3, 2024 22:57:00 GMT -5
“Not bad, Spencer! You almost hit it.” Kumiko said with a grin, giving the other girl a pat on the shoulder. “We’ll make an archer out of you yet! Although, it might take some time for you to build up that arm muscle, so how about we give another weapon a try? It never hurts to train with other weapons while you decide on which one you feel the most comfortable using the most.” She added.
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Post by xσxσJα∂є on Sept 3, 2024 23:13:37 GMT -5
A grin split Spencer’s face, happy to not have been too far off. “I’m definitely going to spend some time on the climbing wall”she agreed. She set down the bow, her eyes shifting towards the spear again. Spencer walked over, picking it up of the rack and brought it over to Kumiko. “Have you used one of these before?”she asked as she lifted it in one of her hands, feeling its weight and how it was balanced.
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Post by Icefire15 on Sept 3, 2024 23:31:44 GMT -5
Kumiko looked at the spear closely and gave a small wave of her hand, “Sorta. I’ve used it a couple of times, but I’m not as good with it as I am with a bow or sword.” She said, giving her an apologetic smile. Kumiko gave the training grounds a once over, catching sight of Connor practicing with his tomahawks. “But, I do know someone who can teach you better than I can. Hey, Connor!” Kumiko called to her friend, waving him over to them.
Connor sighed when he missed his target, Kumiko’s call distracting him momentarily. Straightening up and pulling his tomahawk out of the dummy, he sheathed his weapons and moved over to the two girls, “Didn’t anyone ever tell you to not distract someone who’s focusing on training?” He asked, giving the small girl a mock glare. He wasn’t really upset with Kumiko’s distraction, but that didn’t stop him from giving her a hard time.
“Like you even need the practice, Connor. We all know that you’re the best fighter in the Demeter cabin.” Kumiko said, sticking her tongue out at him before she motioned towards her friend, “This is Spencer, she just joined Camp Half-Blood. Spencer, this is Connor. He’s the counselor of the Demeter Cabin.” She said, introducing the two.
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Post by xσxσJα∂є on Sept 4, 2024 0:14:56 GMT -5
Spencer looked a little frantic as Kumiko called Connor over, but quickly smiled as he walked over. She fidgeted with her bangs, pushing them out of her face anxiously and inwardly cringing when she noticed him as one of the people she dropped a tree on during Capture the Flag. Spencer sheepishly smiled at him, sticking her hand out to greet the boy. “Hello, nice to meet you. Um…I think I saw in capture the flag. Uh, sorry for dropping a tree on you,”she with a little laugh.
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Post by Icefire15 on Sept 4, 2024 0:38:01 GMT -5
Connor gave a small shrug of his shoulders and crossed his arms, “Accidents happen. And that wasn’t the worst thing that can happen during that game.” He said bluntly, looking back at Kumiko again, “What’d you call me over for?”
Kumiko leaned close to Spencer, a glint of mischievousness in her eyes, “Don’t let his gruff attitude get to you, he’s a total softie once you get to know him.” She said in a mock whisper and gave a small giggle when Connor’s stare turned into an actual glare this time. “Oh, come on, I’m only teasing! Anyways, Spencer here is trying to find the right weapon for her and was thinking about giving the spear a try. Care to give her a quick tutorial and some tips?” Kumiko asked hopefully, clasping her hands together and giving him a small, pleading smile.
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Post by xσxσJα∂є on Sept 4, 2024 1:08:07 GMT -5
Spencer blushed a little at Kumiko’s comment and then at Connor’s glare in their direction, more than a little intimidated under his gaze. She cleared her throat,”please?”she added softly, blue eyes hopeful as she glanced from him to the spear in her hand. “I could definitely use the help.”
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Post by Icefire15 on Sept 4, 2024 1:19:02 GMT -5
Connor looked between the two girls briefly before giving a sigh, picking up a spear of his own. “Fine. Let’s see what you’ve got.” He said, spinning the spear in his hand. “Show me your stance then.” Connor instructed, pointing the sharp blade towards the ground as he circled around the girl to inspect her stance.
Kumiko grinned victoriously and grinned at Spencer, “Good luck! You got this!” She said, taking several quick steps back to get out Connor’s way. She was more than content on watching them train, having always struggled with the spear herself.
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Post by xσxσJα∂є on Sept 4, 2024 1:33:38 GMT -5
|| Spencer Holland || 17 || Cabin 1/Zeus || Spencer stands at about 5’4 and has a natural copper/red hair color, her hair wavy with wispy curtain bangs and a length falling to just past her shoulders. She has stormy looking, grey blue eyes, that are under long lashes. She has full lips and soft rounded features, giving her a youthful and innocent face. She generally is dressed in a pair of dark cargo pants or light washed blue jeans, paired with sneakers or a regular pair of boots, and a fitted short of long sleeve tee. || Spencer is about as an innocent and unassuming as she looks. She’s the kind of person to give anyone the benefit of doubt, and is easily forgiving. She has a kind heart, which sadly makes it easy for her to get hurt. But she can’t help it, she’s just an empathetic person. Spencer is also not the most socially confident person, at times being a bit awkward or coming off as though she really doesn’t want to talk to you. But that’s because she really has a hard time approaching people. She knows she needs to gain more confidence with people, and that something she pushes herself to do. || Being a child of Zeus, she has powers of producing lightning. || Her choice of weapon is a spear || Spencer moved around with her mother a lot growing up. She never gave much attention, or more so avoided, the fact that strange things always seemed to happen around her and attributed their on the go lifestyle with simply her mother’s line of work as a photographer. That was up until she was actually tracked by a monster and attacked. Soon after, she arrived at camp half-blood. || Other || xoxoJade |
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Post by Icefire15 on Sept 4, 2024 1:36:48 GMT -5
Thanks! I’ll add her when I can, Jade ^.^)
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Post by xσxσJα∂є on Sept 4, 2024 1:37:04 GMT -5
Spencer nodded at him, awkwardly shifting into a similar stance as the once she took when using the bow and arrow earlier. She looked up at Connor, while a nervous glance towards Kumiko, hoping she wasn’t embarrassing herself. But she composed herself, trying her hardest to look confident. However, her shoulders were clearly tensed.
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Post by Icefire15 on Sept 4, 2024 1:43:33 GMT -5
Connor gave Spencer’s shoulders a gentle tap with the back end of his spear, “Relax. You keep tensing up like that and all it will take is a single strike to knock that spear out of your hands.” He said before he started going about fixing her stance. “Spread your feet out a bit more, not too much.”
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Post by xσxσJα∂є on Sept 4, 2024 1:47:06 GMT -5
Spencer nodded quickly,, trying to take his advice. She rolled her shoulders back and rolled her head around to the side trying to loosen up her tense neck and shoulder. She took a deep breath taking a moment to relax more. She spread her feet out a bit more as he instructed. “Like that?”she asked softly, lifting her head up to meet his gaze.
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Post by Icefire15 on Sept 4, 2024 2:07:14 GMT -5
Connor gave a nod and quickly moved on to the next thing, using the back end of his spear again to tap rear of the spear, “Are you right handed or left handed? That will determine how you should hold the spear.” He said.
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Post by xσxσJα∂є on Sept 4, 2024 2:14:10 GMT -5
“Right handed,”Spencer answered, shifting the spear from her left into her right, grasping it somewhere along the center of the spear, clearly unsure on how to properly wield the weapon.
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Post by Icefire15 on Sept 4, 2024 2:25:02 GMT -5
Connor gave a shake of his head when she held the spear and quickly dropped into his own stance, holding the spear in both hands. “Hold the front end with your left hand, but don’t hold it so close the blade. You’ll only hurt yourself if you do that. And hold the rear end with your right hand.” Connor instructed before he gave a couple of experimental jabs. The spear had been one of the first weapons he had learned before he had moved on to his tomahawks, and still used one every now and then when the time calls for it. “The power of your attack will come from the back, while your left hand is being used to stabilize the front. For now we’ll start you on the basic forms before we move you up.”
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Post by xσxσJα∂є on Sept 4, 2024 2:40:43 GMT -5
Spencer watched his movements and how he adjusted the spear to be supported by his left hand while he held it in his right, moving it into the same position. She imitated some of his few moves, feeling more ease with the spear than the sword she had been using. It felt fairly light and balanced in her hand while the point was sharp and looked lethal, easily slicing through the air with small jabs. Spencer glanced up at him for approval of her form. Her eyes flickered towards Kumiko too for a moment, as if to ask how she was doing so far.
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Post by Icefire15 on Sept 4, 2024 2:55:35 GMT -5
Connor relaxed his stance and watched as Spencer tried the spear out, giving her a small nod of approval. “Good.” He said before getting back into form and doing a quick series of three strikes at one of the dummies. The first strike hit the stomach area, the second the head and then the third slashing across the chest. “Try this attack first. One count, the stomach. Second count, head. Third, slash across the chest.”
Kumiko grinned at Spencer when she caught her looking over and gave her a thumbs up, “You’re doing great!” She mouthed at her, not wanting to interrupt Connor while he was talking.
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Post by Moonblazer on Sept 4, 2024 7:36:40 GMT -5
Jared listened, chuckling at her statements and shaking his head. “Aren’t you just a cute little masochist. Well, I hope that works out for you. She sounds fun,”he gave her a gentle nudge with his elbow, picking up his own sword that he had set down earlier when he had approached Nat. “I’m heading to the training arena. What about you?”he asked her. Nat blinked in surprise a bit at the force of his power, taking a small step back when he started aiming blows at the target. For a moment, she imagined what it would be like to have to fight against the son of Ares, and felt an immediate dread for whoever would have to face up to him. She watched, thoroughly impressed as the target quickly started losing its integrity and splinters started flying in all directions, waiting for him to deal the final blow that would wreck the target completely. ——— ——— Christian shook his head with a snort,”Sure, I’ll give it my best shot. Maybe she needs friends,”he said in agreement. “Her name is Spencer. She arrived a few weeks ago. I think on the day of the last capture the flag too,”Christian mused, picking up his book from the floor, planning to toss it in a fire later. “Mm. I’ll join you. Best to get my training in early.” Sasha nodded to Jared, holding her sword steady again as she moved to follow after the boy. She glanced back once at Nat and Mathias before she gave a small snicker of laughter and turned back away. “Been talking to Sparky, recently?” Mathias grunted casually as he continued his strikes, speaking to Nat even though he kept his eyes on the target. He flashed his teeth in the faintest of grins as he crooned. “Hunter’s been eyeing you something fierce. I’d tell him to get up and do something about it, but we’d just start a fight. Not that I have an issue with that, but he’s a sensitive boy.” He taunted, voice dipping low with a snarky sort of tone. “Spencer.” Lyra repeated, getting the name firmly in her mind before she nodded. “And where might we find this Spencer? Was she announcing her plans today, or do we have to do some searching?” Lyra sighed, already feeling a headache coming on just mentioning this girl. |
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Post by ivypool4life on Sept 4, 2024 11:55:15 GMT -5
Before I start rping just wondering if anyone is interested in connections for Violet and Layla I’m open to friends and crushes/ships
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Post by Moonblazer on Sept 4, 2024 12:06:31 GMT -5
Before I start rping just wondering if anyone is interested in connections for Violet and Layla I’m open to friends and crushes/ships (Hello! Sasha is my Nike daughter character, so she could be like a big sister to Violet if you like!) |
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Post by ivypool4life on Sept 4, 2024 12:24:32 GMT -5
Before I start rping just wondering if anyone is interested in connections for Violet and Layla I’m open to friends and crushes/ships (Hello! Sasha is my Nike daughter character, so she could be like a big sister to Violet if you like!) Ok I’d love that! |
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Post by xσxσJα∂є on Sept 4, 2024 13:51:53 GMT -5
Spencer followed Connor’s movements closely, analyzing the move. For a moment, she played it back in her head. Stomach. Head. Slash across the chest. Then she did it, striking the dummy with each move, not with a lot of power, considering that she definitely had to strengthen her arms, but swiftly and each in quick succession. She smiled a little, now somewhat having fun using the spear. “How was that?”she asked looking at him hopefully.
Jared led the way with one glance back at Mathias and Nat. “Good, I could use a sparring partner…so what do you think about all these whispers about the monsters that attacked camp being let in?”he asked her, curious about what she may have heard.
Nat blinked in surprise at Mathias’ comment, certainly not expecting that to be something on his mind or out of his mouth. “Um…no I haven’t talked to him a little bit,”she answered in a small nervous laugh. “But I think you may confused…I’m pretty sure he and Nakia have a thing…or at least they like each other,”she said, dismissing the idea with a small shake of her head. As much as she was playful and flirted for fun, she wasn’t one to really notice if someone was giving her that kind of attention.
Christian chuckled,”well, maybe we don’t need to hunt her down. We can walk around and maybe we’ll see her out and about. I’m sure the training grounds is a good bet though too,”he told his sister, motioning with a nod towards the general direction, so they could go take a walk.
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Post by Moonblazer on Sept 4, 2024 16:16:04 GMT -5
Phoenix rolled her eyes as Lenny’s voice faded away, glad for the sudden silence that it left behind. She sat down with a tired sigh, the tension finally leaving her body. “This guy never gives up.” She said, resting chin on her fist. She stared down at her messy workstation, “And what’s with his obsession with powers? It’s ridiculous.” Phoenix grumbled, deciding to start organizing and cleaning her space up. As soon as Phoenix’s hand brushed past it, the small pendant seemed to gleam for a moment, ever so slightly. A pale and beautiful hue of purple appeared, but only for a split second. Once the hand was away, the faint light faded quickly. Outside, Levin glanced down with the faintest of smiles, toothy and knowing, as he saw the faint light. He chuckled to himself, now knowing he was absolutely right. Phoenix was one of the rare cases, of a demigod child with blood of more than one God. Whoever her mother was, she must have either been a demigod herself. A child of Hectate, who could have fallen for a whimsical time with the odd-looking yet skillfully crafting God of Fire. What luck, for Levin to get a chance to manipulate a power like that. The son of Hectate slipped back towards the Iris Cabin, offering Lyra and Christian a friendly grin. |
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